Barak Valley duo goes missing in river while clicking selfie

Two youths reportedly went missing after they drowned in Madhura river under Udharbond constituency in Cachar district on Monday.

The youths — Rajesh Dey and Suraj Malakar hail from Udharbond.

According to sources, Rajesh, Suraj along with three other youths — Mithon Acharya, Rahul Roy and Kutu Dutta went near Madhura quarry on Monday evening. Rahul and Kutu were on the bank of the Madhura, while Rajesh, Suraj and Mithon went near the river to click selfies.

Eventually, Rajesh and Suraj lost balance and drowned into the river, while Mithon somehow managed to save himself by holding on to a big stone. Some labourers of the quarry, who were nearby the spot, rescued Mithon.

Meanwhile, the officer-in-charge of Udharbond police station Asit Sutradhar reached the site with CRPF jawans. A search operation was thereafter carried out. However, no one was rescued from the river, as per last available reports.